Natural hazards · Fall River

Fall River, KS natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Fall River comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. 5 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarations

Expected damage

How exposed is Fall River?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Fall River to be higher than in 72% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and tornadoes.

Inland flooding36%Tornadoes17%Drought14%Cold waves9%Strong wind8%Wildfire5%Everything else10%

By hazard

What Fall River faces

Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.

Inland flooding

36% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 78% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Tornadoes

17% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 96% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 5 years in the area

Drought

14% of expected damage

Recorded about 48 times a year in the area

Cold waves

9% of expected damage

Below average · higher than 36% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Strong wind

8% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 94% of U.S. places

Recorded about 5 times a year in the area

Wildfire

5% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 96% of U.S. places

Lower here

HailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesEarthquakesLandslidesLightning

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingHurricanesAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.

Flood insurance claims

Does Fall River flood?

FEMA's records show no paid flood insurance claims in Fall River.

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

No community discount. Fall River isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Wilson County.

Disasters that hit Fall River

5 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Disasters the President declared that paid out in Fall River itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the Township of Fall River.

Brought FEMA money into Fall RiverDeclared for Wilson County only

2024

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding

$43K to the Township of Fall River for repairs

2019

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding,landslides,and Mudslides

$85K to the Township of Fall River for repairs

2009

Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm

$4K to the Township of Fall River for repairs

2007

Severe Storms and Flooding

$15K to the Township of Fall River for repairs

2002

Severe Winter Ice Storm

$37K to the Township of Fall River for repairs

Wilson County has had 15 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and floods.

Around Fall River

Fall River and the towns around it

Very lowLowModerateHighVery high

Salt Springsmostly inland floodingVery high

Libertymostly inland floodingVery high

Painterhoodmostly inland floodingVery high

Fall Rivermostly inland floodingHigh

Centermostly inland floodingHigh

Verdigrismostly inland floodingHigh

Prairiemostly inland floodingHigh

About these numbers

How to read this page

An average, not a forecastFEMA’s National Risk Index estimates the damage 18 kinds of natural hazards cause in a typical year, from decades of records and models. A quiet decade can follow a bad year.

Compared by rate“Higher than N%” compares yearly damage as a share of what’s here, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings. Fall River is smaller than a census tract, so it shares the figures of the tract around its center.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Fall River’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Township of Fall River. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025); OpenFEMA: NFIP redacted claims, multiple-loss properties, community status book and residential penetration rates, housing assistance (owners and renters), public assistance funded projects, hazard mitigation properties and disaster declarations. Census tracts: U.S. Census Bureau.